Pamela (Simkanich) Putman was born August 12, 1982 in St Petersburg, Florida to Thomas and Gabriele Simkanich. She has two older sisters Samantha and Rebecca.
As a child Pamela was high spirited, carefree and adventurous. She loved life and made friends very easily. Everyone loved her and enjoyed her company. She carried this with her into adulthood where she continued to enrich the lives of those around her. She graduated from St Petersburg College with a teaching degree and became a teacher at Woodlawn Elementary in 2011. In November of 2012, she married her soul mate. She had never been happier. Her untimely death in February 2013 was devastating to all those she knew.
She was laid to rest February 16, 2013 at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, Florida in the presence of family and friends.
Pamela leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her father and mother, Thomas and Gabriele Simkanich; husband, Scott Putman; two sisters, Samantha Johns and her husband, Brian, and Rebecca Flynn and her husband, Phil; nieces, nephews and many many friends.
She will be missed forever and will always be in our hearts.
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So many good memories of Pamela and her sisters playing with my kids. I have thought many times about those years as being some of the happiest times. Even after we moved away I have kept up by talking on the phone with Gabi or on Facebook. I know she was very happy and enjoying life as she always has. She will be greatly missed by so many. I hope we can all remember her by learning from her great spirit and enjoyment of life in everything we do and find comfort in knowing we will see her again someday. Love you Pamela
My thoughts and prayers are with Gabi and her whole family. Pamela was such a beautiful person inside and out and she will be dreadfully missed by all who loved her.
To Pam’s family,
My deepest sympathy to everyone. My thoughts and prayers goes out to all. I’ve known Pam since we were in middle school from Jaclyn, Danielle and Jennie. Pam was always smiling and laughing. If you are hanging out with her you’re always laughing and smiling. We will definetly will miss you and your smile. Rest in peace. We love you!
Our healing and loving thoughts are with you.
Prayers and Sympathy to all Pam’s
Family and friends.
A life not short, but now everlasting.
May the spirit give you all strength.
Her zest for life will always be remembered.
To Pam’s Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Pam was such a good person. We recently talked about the NKOTB upcoming concert which she assured me she was going to .
Barnes & Noble won’t be the same without her. The celebration service today was what we needed to say goodbye; tears, laughter and happy memories of Pam. May God bless you and help you go on. Pam is watching over you and smiling at all of us. Rest in Peace, Pam.
I have so many amazing memories of Pam. She was my shopping buddy, my Disney buddy, my confidante and my best friend. She was an amazing, vivacious woman with a zest for life. She was incredibly loving and her personality was larger than life. I will forever miss her smile and hearing her laugh. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Pamela is a beautiful soul, and I am so grateful that I was able to know her. Even though I only knew her for a short period of tim while we were coworkers at Barnes and Noble, I was fortunate enough to experience the warmth and generosity of Pam. She was always very patient with me and I’m sure that made here a wonderful teacher. She will be greatly missed and my thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Pamela we love you and miss you. I will always remember when you were just a totter you came to see me with your little hand holding some wildflowers and the first thing out of you mouth was, I brought you flowers, Grandma. We always had to find something to put them in so you could see them. Even when we moved away, and you grew up, you always found time to drive several hours out of your way to see Rebecca to take the time to visit Grandpa and me and each time as you came into the house your first words were Hi Grandma, I brought you flowers. We are going to plant a rose bush out by our bird bath that we can see from the window and we will call it our “Pamela Rose.” May God bless you and grant eternal rest unto your soul. Grandma and Grandpa
My heart and prayers go out to Pamela’s family. I will always love and miss her as a friend and a coworker at Barnes & Noble. She especially enjoyed talking about her nieces and nephews, sharing a cute and funny story and showing pictures from her phone. Barnes & Noble will never be the same without her. I am heartbroken, too!
To Pamela’s Family,
It was my honor to be of some assistance to you with Pamela’s funeral arrangements. I am so sorry for your loss and for the sad circumstances of her passing. The added heartbreak of Scott’s grandmother’s passing in the same week took my breath away when I got the call from Scott’s mother (& my dear friend), Laura. I can’t begin to imagine what you are experiencing. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you as you continue to go through this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Brenda Griesheimer
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